Lothian's New Volvo B5TL/Wright

[winston]

What have Wright done to the Gemini body?? the extra windows up the staircase just long wrong!

http://www.flickr.com/photos/barberbus/13246715793/

http://lothianbuses.com/our-community/article/volvo-gemini-b5tl-demonstator-bus

[Rob H]

What have Wright done to the Gemini body?? the extra windows up the staircase just long wrong!

http://www.flickr.com/photos/barberbus/13246715793/

http://lothianbuses.com/our-community/article/volvo-gemini-b5tl-demonstator-bus

I agree Winston those staircase windows don't look right at all.

[trident4370]

All I can say is, thank goodness for the new ADL contract.

[Trident 4609]

Just have to agree those two windows in the middle look very out of place!

[Sh4318]

What have Wright done to the Gemini body?? the extra windows up the staircase just long wrong!

http://www.flickr.com/photos/barberbus/13246715793/

http://lothianbuses.com/our-community/article/volvo-gemini-b5tl-demonstator-bus

I can understand the idea behind the staircase windows, but it just doesn't work

[trident4370]

It looks bad enough with Bonded glazing, imagine the Rubber Sealed version.  :-\

[winston]

It looks bad enough with Bonded glazing, imagine the Rubber Sealed version.  :-\

Without those stupid staircase glazing, the bonded glazing on the shallower upper deck windows looks a lot better than the gasket glazed example exhibited at the NEC. Or simply paint the window pillars black on the gasket glazed examples to achieve the same effect

[trident4370]

It looks bad enough with Bonded glazing, imagine the Rubber Sealed version.  :-\

Without those stupid staircase glazing, the bonded glazing on the shallower upper deck windows looks a lot better than the gasket glazed example exhibited at the NEC. Or simply paint the window pillars black on the gasket glazed examples to achieve the same effect

tbh I do prefer bonded glazing, I just meant the staircase area if it was rubber would look bad, tbh the whole bus just looks awful, IMO they have tried to copy ideas from the Borismaster and failed miserably :(

[winston]

It looks bad enough with Bonded glazing, imagine the Rubber Sealed version.  :-\

Without those stupid staircase glazing, the bonded glazing on the shallower upper deck windows looks a lot better than the gasket glazed example exhibited at the NEC. Or simply paint the window pillars black on the gasket glazed examples to achieve the same effect

tbh I do prefer bonded glazing, I just meant the staircase area if it was rubber would look bad, tbh the whole bus just looks awful, IMO they have tried to copy ideas from the Borismaster and failed miserably :(

I much prefer the Gemini design to the E400, saying that I'm inclined to agree that Wright have screwed up big style with this latest offering.

[trident4370]

Personally I prefer the Enviro 400 everytime, but we all have differing tastes. Wrights have ruined Gemini over the years, now it is just a shadow of the original appearance wise.  :(

[Sh4318]

Personally I prefer the Enviro 400 everytime, but we all have differing tastes. Wrights have ruined Gemini over the years, now it is just a shadow of the original appearance wise.  :(

Gemini on build quality. Enviro 400 on aesthetics

[Mike K]

It looks a whole lot better in the smart Lothian livery, and with bonded glazing, than the other examples seen so far. I think it will grow on me.

It's a shame we won't be seeing these on the streets of the West Midlands, the policy of dual sourcing made things more intersting. Nothing against ADL as such, but their products do feel of inferior quality compared to Wright Volvos. And they rattle like nobody's business.

[Liberator9]

I've ridden many of the YW Enviros now and the 13 regs on the 957; actually think they're excellent buses. I don't notice many rattles (certainly on 4718) and the suspension is very good. Wrights' Gemini is similarly very good, certainly in build quality, although this latest design certainly isn't their best appearance!

[CL]

They look alright, and in place in London... But Lothian, it's dreadful... They could've at least had the window going up along the staircase, like the NB4L...

[monkeyjoe]

I like it.